Keeping the size of your iPhone App to a minimum is interesting because of many reasons, but probably the most important of them is Apple’s 10 MB app size limit to App Store downloads over cellular networks (3G or EDGE). Mind you, this limit to OTA downloads applies to final compressed (zipped) size. Although compressing you app bundle with the “Compress” Finder action will give you an fairly accurate estimate of the final download size, be aware that the iTunes Connect metada might increase size in a couple hundred kilobytes.

Keep reading for two tips on reducing the size of your iPhone apps.

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